The 2017 Telluride Lineup Previews The Oscar Race

The King-Maker has decided, ladies and gentlemen! Yes, the Telluride Film Festival has established themselves as the finest, strongest film festival in the world, has announced its lineup. This is a big deal, as seven of the last eight Best Picture winners premiered at the festival, with six of those coming consecutively (The King’s Speech through Moonlight). Based on this statistic, one could assume that one of six films will be our Best Picture winner, with six others looking to be big awards contenders.

On a preliminary glance at the lineup, there are six films that I can tell could be our big Oscar winner: Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour, Angelina Jolie’s First They Killed My Father, Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck, Alexander Payne’s Downsizing, and Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water. The last three seem like the most likely contenders, especially considering the strong reviews they’ve been receiving so far. Other films worth mention include the Billie Jean King biopic Battle of the Sexes, the Annette Bening vehicle Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool, the Christian Bale historical epic Hostiles, the Russian drama Loveless, the new Ken Burns documentary The Vietnam War, and the new Agnes Varda film Faces Places.

I’ll have updates on these films as the reviews roll in. Until then, you can enjoy the full lineup below.

Travis Burgess is the Founder, Writer and Chief Editor at Sacred Wall. Graduating in 2016 from the College of Wooster with a Degree in English and a Minor in Film Studies, Travis decided to use his encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture to inform the world, and turn his critical eye towards his true passions.